Dessert Recipes - Spiced Biscotti Recipe

Ingredients              

• 2 cups flour

• 2 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tbsp ground ginger

• 1 tsp ground cloves

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1 cup quick-cooking oats

• 1 cup sugar

• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, very soft

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Method:

1. Instructions for jar: Combine flour with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and baking powder. Spoon into 1 liter jar.

2. Spoon oats over flour and spoon sugar over oats.

3. Add pecans on top of sugar and press down lightly to fit into jar.

4. For baking: Preheat oven to 350 (176C).  Whisk butter, eggs and vanilla together in large mixing bowl.

5. Slowly add jar contents and mix after each addition until dough holds its shape.

6. Divide dough in half and shape each half into 12-inch (30 cm) long roll place both rolls on un-greased baking sheet.

7. Bake for 25 minutes or until light brown. Cut each roll diagonally into slices 1/2-inch (1.2 cm) thick using sharp, serrated knife.

8. Place slices on un greased baking sheet and bake for 7 minutes. Turn each slice over and bake for 7 or 8 more minutes or until slices are light brown. Move to cooling rack.